4 They Do Represent Us: Bridging the Gap Between Physicians and Advocacy Organizations Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA

FINDING COMMON GROUND

7 Americana World Community Center— a Hidden Gem Tom James, MD

9 Advocacy In Action: A Student Perspective Temiloluwa A. Haastrup, M2

11 Breathing Room: Advocacy in Pulmonary Care Sonia Compton, MD

13 The Power of Advocacy Greg Cooper, MD & Jason Crowell, MD

14 Advocating for Representation: Addressing the Shortage of African American Physicians Stephanie McGee, MD

16 GLMS Delegates Shine at the 2025 KMA Annual Meeting

18 Celebrating The Healing Place: Local Recovery Luminary and Our Medical Society Legacy John David Kolter, MD

21 Americans in Kaunas: UofL Emergency Medicine in Lithuania Aaron R. Kuzel, DO & Grant Gellert, MD

24 " Dr. Mary " Robert Buck, M2, Maggie Head, M3, & Morton Kasdan, MD

26 Beyond the Scalpel: Three Questions to Ask Patients Before Surgery Lucy O’ Sullivan, MD & David Seligson, MD

29 Does the Gut Biome Control Parkinson’ s Disease? Adriana Mulet Miranda, BS, & Steven Lippmann, MD

34 SENIOR PHYSICIAN SPEAKER SERIES: How to Become an Expert Witness

Guest Speaker: James Patrick Murphy, MD, MMM Speaker Series Curated / Hosted by: Sam Yared, MD

36 A SECOND OPINION: Don’ t Get Hurt Thoughtlessly Mary Barry, MD

39

Dr. Who: Dr. Andrew Hart Kathryn Vance

43 Physicians in Print

GLMS Board of Governors Lewis Hargett, MD, Board Chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, President Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, President-Elect Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, Vice President Rejith Paily, MD, Treasurer Christopher Jones, MD, Secretary & KMA Secretary Lori Caloia, MD, At-Large Timothy Beacham, MD, At-Large Dinesh Kalra, MD, At-Large Rinit Pancholi, MD, At-Large Amy Quillo, MD, At-Large John Roberts, MD, KMA Alternate Trustee, AMA Alternate Delegate & Foundation Chair Monalisa Tailor, MD, AMA Delegate Eric Lydon, MD, KMA Trustee Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, KMA President Stephanie McGee, MD, MPH, President, Falls City Medical Society Jeffrey Bumpous, MD, Dean, UofL School of Medicine John-Mark Hack, President / CEO, The Healing Place Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH, Baptist Health representative Steven T. Hester, MD, MBA, Norton Healthcare representative Jason Smith, MD, UofL Health representative Sam Yared, MD, GLMSF Senior Physicians Committee Speaker Series Chair Patrick Padgett, KMA Executive Vice President

Louisville Medicine Editorial Board Mary G. Barry, MD Editor Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Stanley A. Gall, MD Natalie Henderson, MD Martin Huecker, MD Thomas James, III, MD John David Kolter, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD Monalisa Tailor, MD John Wernert, MD Benjamin Rogers, MD Lewis Hargett, MD, board chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, president Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, president-elect Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, executive vice president / CEO Amanda Hall, director of communications & marketing Onvia McDaniel, admin specialist II & membership coordinator Kathryn Vance, communications and event coordinator Kate Williams, creative director

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